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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1927/00/00 Beacon Theater is designed by Walter W Ahlschlager as a silent movie place.
1929/12/24 Walter W Ahlschlager Architect Warner's Beacon Theatre opens with "Tiger Rose", a talking picture starring Lupe Velez.
1975/12/31 New York Dolls Performer New York Dolls perform at the Beacon Theater, on New Year's Eve.
1989/09/00 The Allman Brothers Performers In late September 1989, the Allman Brothers Band play 4 shows at the Beacon Theatre.
1992/03/00 The Allman Brothers Performers In late Spring 1992, the Allman Brothers Band play 10 nights at NYC's Beacon Theatre. "Play All Night: Live at The Beacon Theatre" is a live recording from 2 of these shows. Except for in 2010, the Band would play each spring over the next 19 years.
2009/03/20 Eric Clapton Performer Allman Brothers Band celebrate 40th years in music with a 3 week gig at the Beacon. On 20 March, Eric Clapton makes his 2nd of 2 guest appearances and jams with Danny Louis of Gov't Mule on "Forty-Four" and "Layla".
2009/03/20 The Allman Brothers Performers Allman Brothers Band celebrate 40th years in music with a 3 week gig at the Beacon. On 20 March, Eric Clapton makes his 2nd of 2 guest appearances and jams with Danny Louis of Gov't Mule on "Forty-Four" and "Layla".
2014/10/28 The Allman Brothers Performer The Allman Brothers end a 45-year career with a four-hour, three-set show at NYC's Beacon Theater. The show began with a medley of Little Martha, Mountain Jam, Don't Want You No More, Not My Cross to Bear and One Way Out.

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Particulars for Beacon Theater and Hotel:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Hotel
Historic Use Movie Palace
Historic Use Movie Theater, cinema
Owner Private
Area of Significance Theatre



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 4th November 1982

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Beacon Theater and Hotel
Registry Address: 2124 Broadway
Registry Number: 82001187
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Ahlschlager,Walter W.
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 1
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Entertainment-recreation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1927, 1928
Historic Function: Domestic, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Hotel, Theater
Current Function: Domestic, Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Auditorium Hotel Theater

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Lodging
Lodging Style Hotel
Lodging category Upscale Lodging

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